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James S. Im
Also filed as: IM JAMES · IM JAMES S
76 granted patents·15 pending applications·2,365 citations·filing 1988–2022
99Inventor score
Files withUNIV COLUMBIA54IM JAMES S31MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY2OOMA INC2SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD1
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91 records- 0198US6368945B1Method and system for providing a continuous motion sequential lateral solidificationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 9, 2002·212 cites·23 claims
- 0297US10341490B2Real-time communications-based internet advertisingOOMA INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 2, 2019·22 cites·18 claims
- 0397US7906414B2Single-shot semiconductor processing system and method having various irradiation patternsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 15, 2011·22 cites·23 claims
- 0497US7319056B2Methods for producing uniform large-grained and grain boundary location manipulated polycrystalline thin film semiconductors using sequential lateral solidificationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 15, 2008·43 cites·6 claims
- 0597US7164152B2Laser-irradiated thin films having variable thicknessUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 16, 2007·88 cites·18 claims
- 0697US6563077B2System for providing a continuous motion sequential lateral solidificationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·131 cites·23 claims
- 0797US6555449B1Methods for producing uniform large-grained and grain boundary location manipulated polycrystalline thin film semiconductors using sequential lateral solidficationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 29, 2003·167 cites·23 claims
- 0897US6322625B2Crystallization processing of semiconductor film regions on a substrate, and devices made therewithUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 27, 2001·276 cites·62 claims
- 0996US6635554B1Systems and methods using sequential lateral solidification for producing single or polycrystalline silicon thin films at low temperaturesUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·105 cites·21 claims
- 1095US10116796B2Real-time communications-based internet advertisingOOMA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 30, 2018·21 cites·22 claims
- 1195US7029996B2Methods for producing uniform large-grained and grain boundary location manipulated polycrystalline thin film semiconductors using sequential lateral solidificationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 18, 2006·60 cites·8 claims
- 1295US6908835B2Method and system for providing a single-scan, continuous motion sequential lateral solidificationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 21, 2005·103 cites·24 claims
- 1395US6830993B1Surface planarization of thin silicon films during and after processing by the sequential lateral solidification methodUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 14, 2004·79 cites·9 claims
- 1495US6582827B1Specialized substrates for use in sequential lateral solidification processingUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·97 cites·17 claims
- 1594US7759230B2System for providing a continuous motion sequential lateral solidification for reducing or eliminating artifacts in overlap regions, and a mask for facilitating such artifact reduction/eliminationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 20, 2010·22 cites·9 claims
- 1694US7691687B2Method for processing laser-irradiated thin films having variable thicknessUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 6, 2010·19 cites·24 claims
- 1794US7364952B2Systems and methods for processing thin filmsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 29, 2008·59 cites·18 claims
- 1894US7318866B2Systems and methods for inducing crystallization of thin films using multiple optical pathsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 15, 2008·66 cites·23 claims
- 1994US7311778B2Single scan irradiation for crystallization of thin filmsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 25, 2007·53 cites·27 claims
- 2093US6573531B1Systems and methods using sequential lateral solidification for producing single or polycrystalline silicon thin films at low temperaturesUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 3, 2003·121 cites·21 claims
- 2192US6961117B2Process and mask projection system for laser crystallization processing of semiconductor film regions on a substrateUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 1, 2005·59 cites·58 claims
- 2291US7679028B2Methods for producing uniform large-grained and grain boundary location manipulated polycrystalline thin film semiconductors using sequential lateral solidificationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 16, 2010·10 cites·6 claims
- 2391US7645337B2Systems and methods for creating crystallographic-orientation controlled poly-silicon filmsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 12, 2010·62 cites·19 claims
- 2490US8440581B2Systems and methods for non-periodic pulse sequential lateral solidificationIM JAMES S·Filed 2010·Granted May 14, 2013·13 cites·39 claims
- 2588US8012861B2Systems and methods for preparing epitaxially textured polycrystalline filmsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 6, 2011·12 cites·12 claims
- 2688US7341928B2System and process for processing a plurality of semiconductor thin films which are crystallized using sequential lateral solidification techniquesUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 11, 2008·35 cites·16 claims
- 2786US7259081B2Process and system for laser crystallization processing of film regions on a substrate to provide substantial uniformity, and a structure of such film regionsIM JAMES S·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 21, 2007·34 cites·104 claims
- 2885US8278659B2Uniform large-grained and grain boundary location manipulated polycrystalline thin film semiconductors formed using sequential lateral solidification and devices formed thereonIM JAMES S·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 2, 2012·5 cites·14 claims
- 2983US8617313B2Line scan sequential lateral solidification of thin filmsIM JAMES S·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·5 cites·18 claims
- 3083US7709378B2Method and apparatus for processing thin metal layersUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2006·Granted May 4, 2010·19 cites·27 claims
- 3183US7300858B2Laser crystallization and selective patterning using multiple beamletsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 27, 2007·29 cites·65 claims
- 3282US7638728B2Enhancing the width of polycrystalline grains with maskUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 29, 2009·6 cites·24 claims
- 3381US8411713B2Process and system for laser crystallization processing of film regions on a substrate to minimize edge areas, and structure of such film regionsIM JAMES S·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·6 cites·16 claims
- 3481US7964480B2Single scan irradiation for crystallization of thin filmsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 21, 2011·15 cites·15 claims
- 3581US7399359B2Method and system for providing a thin film with a controlled crystal orientation using pulsed laser induced melting and nucleation-initiated crystallizationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 15, 2008·29 cites·14 claims
- 3680US7704862B2Surface planarization of thin silicon films during and after processing by the sequential lateral solidification methodUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 27, 2010·5 cites·8 claims
- 3779US8426296B2Systems and methods for preparing epitaxially textured polycrystalline filmsIM JAMES S·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 23, 2013·4 cites·8 claims
- 3879US8221544B2Line scan sequential lateral solidification of thin filmsIM JAMES S·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 17, 2012·6 cites·65 claims
- 3979US7220660B2Surface planarization of thin silicon films during and after processing by the sequential lateral solidification methodUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2004·Granted May 22, 2007·17 cites·4 claims
- 4079US5296089AEnhanced radiative zone-melting recrystallization method and apparatusMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 22, 1994·70 cites·10 claims
- 4177US9087696B2Systems and methods for non-periodic pulse partial melt film processingIM JAMES S·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 21, 2015·5 cites·27 claims
- 4277US8507368B2Single-shot semiconductor processing system and method having various irradiation patternsIM JAMES S·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 13, 2013·2 cites·21 claims
- 4377US7115503B2Method and apparatus for processing thin metal layersUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 3, 2006·32 cites·53 claims
- 4477US5173271AEnhanced radiative zone-melting recrystallization method and apparatusMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 22, 1992·48 cites·8 claims
- 4576US9646831B2Advanced excimer laser annealing for thin filmsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2013·Granted May 9, 2017·3 cites·23 claims
- 4676US8034698B2Systems and methods for inducing crystallization of thin films using multiple optical pathsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 11, 2011·4 cites·23 claims
- 4776US7160763B2Polycrystalline TFT uniformity through microstructure mis-alignmentUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 9, 2007·21 cites·19 claims
- 4872US8802580B2Systems and methods for the crystallization of thin filmsIM JAMES S·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 12, 2014·3 cites·17 claims
- 4972US7622370B2Process and system for laser crystallization processing of film regions on a substrate to minimize edge areas, and a structure of such film regionsUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 24, 2009·12 cites·14 claims
- 5071US8889569B2Systems and methods for non-periodic pulse sequential lateral soldificationUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 18, 2014·2 cites·15 claims
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